Horseshoe.



J. H. KIEFFER.

HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED 1020.18, 1912,

Patented Mar. 10, 1914,

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JOHN H. KIEFFER, 0F ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OHN I-I. Kmrrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Allentown, in the county of Lehigh and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Horseshoe, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of the present invention are to provide novel means for assembling the toe and heel calks of a horse shoe with the horse shoe proper.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of invention can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing: Figure 1 shows the invention in perspective; Fig. 2 is a perspective of the toe portion of the shoe; Fig. 8 is a perspective of the heel portion of the shoe; Fig. 4 is a perspective of the toe calk; Fig. 5 is a perspective of the heel calk; Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section taken through the toe of the shoe; and Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section taken through the heel of the shoe.

In the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates a horse shoe provided adjacent its toe with a depending support 2. In the upper face of the shoe, adjacent the toe thereof is formed a recess 3, communicating with a notch 4 which is fashioned in the forward edge of the shoe.

The toe calk as shown in detail in Fig. 4, comprises a body 5 provided with an upstanding neck 6 terminating in a transverse head 7. The upper edge of the body portion 5 of the calk rests against the lower face of the shoe 1 in front of the support 2 and the rear edge of the body portion 5 of the calk abuts against the forward face of the support 2. The front face of the calk is beveled as indicated at 8 and the rear face of the calk is beveled as indicated at 8, to define a sharpened entering edge. The face 8 of the calk merges into the beveled rear faces 9 of the support 2. In its intermediate portion and upon its rear face, the support 2 is provided with a rearwardly eX- tended buttress 12. An opening 11 extends through the buttress 12 and is alined with an opening 10 in the body portion 5 of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 18, 1912.

Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

Serial No. 737,583.

calk. Through the alined openings 10 and 11 is passed a belt 1 1, the rear end of the bolt 14: being provided with a nut 15, and, if desired, with a locking washer 16.

The construction above outlined is such that the toe calk will be held securely upon the shoe, the buttress 12 reinforcing the shoe 2 to receive the belt 1 1.

At each heel of the shoe is located a depending support 17 and in front of the support 17, upon the lower face of the shoe is fashioned a flat table 18. There is an open ing 19 through the support 17. In the outer edge of the heel of the shoe there is a recess 21.

The heel calk, as indicated in Fig. 5 is denoted by the numeral 22 and is provided with a sharpened entering edge 28. I11 the upper end of the calk 22 there is a groove 24- which is alined with the opening 19. At one side, the calk 22 is equipped with an upstanding hook-shaped portion comprising an arm 25 and a transverse finger 26. The upper end of the calk 22 abuts against the table 18 and the rear face of the calk abuts against the support 17. The arm 25 extends along the edge of the shoe, the finger 26 registers in the recess 21. A bolt 27 extends tl'irough the opening 19 in the support 17 and registers in the groove 21 in the calk, so that the calk cannot slide transversely of the shoe. The head 28 of the bolt is engaged by the table 18, and thus the bolt is held against rotation. A locking washer 29 may surround the free end of the bolt 27 the free end of the bolt carrying a nut 30.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that the heel calk is securely held upon the heel of the shoe, the construction, however, being such that the heel calk may be removed, when desired, without difficulty.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A horse shoe provided adjacent its heel and upon its outer edge with a recess which is extended but part way across the heel, the shoe being thickened at the heel to offset the weakening caused by the recess, the heel terminating in a depending support which is thinner than the heel in front of the thickened portion, thereby to compensate for the thickening, the support having an opening which is independent of the thickened portion, thereby to avoid a weakening thereof; a calk abutting against the support and including a hook-shaped extension terminally engaged in the recess, the In testimony that I claim the foregoing calk having a notch in its lower edge and as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signaalined with the opening, the calk being ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

sharpened, and. the sharpened portion of JOHN H. KIEFFER. 5 the calk being spaced from the notch; and a Witnesses:

securing element mounted in the notch and WVALTER T. 130012, 1 in the opening. HARRY B. LnWIs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C." 

